L3: Tikanga (Part 1)

• Tikanga is important in Maori society as it indicates one's precedents, behaviour, process, protocols, evolving
• Tikanga Māori


  • The core values and principles upon which a Māori community exists
  • Māori cultural concepts
  • Principles of tikanga Māori that are Māori in origin
  • The values that are consistently drawn upon across the MAOR102 paper
• Values of tikanga


  • Whakapapa
  • Spiritual and Physical worlds
  • Individual versus the collective
• The overarching governing principles of Māori society

  • Whanaungatanga
  • Manaakitanga
  • Aroha
• Manaakitanga


  Care, support, generosity of spirit, aiming for the best outcomes for all
• Where does tikanga Maori originate?

  Matauranga Maori as transmitted through creation narratives
• What is aroha?


  love, compassion, empathy, sympathy, concern for others
• What is whanaunatanga?


  whanau (given birth, be born, family), hapu (pregnant, sub-clan/sub-tribe), iwi (bones, people, tribe) or relationships